steel pennies

High prices don't always equal rarity either, but good job on the referrence. pog makes a good point. A handy referrence book will answer many general questions. It will always give you a good starting point.

 

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Great man- David Bowers

Bowers & Merena is the best

 

I would highly recommend to anyone that if you see Mr. Bowers at a show, introduce yourself. He is amazing. One of a few true numismatic experts.

 

Mr Bowers is not associated with Bowers and Merena auctions any longer.

He is the numismatic researcher for American Numismatic Rarities (ANR)

 

There were 7,160,000 1922-D cents minted. The "1922 plain" is simply a 1922-D, that was struck from a defective die. There are also "weak D" versions, as well as ones that have had the mintmark removed.
In my opinion, the 1922 "No D" cent, along with the 1937-D "Three Legged" Buffalo nickel, are probably the two most overrated coins we have.

 

speaking of rare,

has anyone found a 1982 no-p cent? I sure havent

 

Now come on chevy. You're not serious, are you?

 

I had a 1922 Weak D a few months ago...lost it the next day. At least it wasn't a 30k coin.

 

sad to say, I am serious.

That's one of those coins that anyone can find in their ordinary change. Even five year old children can find them. When I started collecting, I looked through huge jars of coins looking for one. I never found one.

 

chevy,

while finding any coin in circulation is possible, your odds of finding a 1982 no P dime is pretty slim.

But you have the right attitude. Always look at your coins. You never know what you may find. Just remember, two of the sac-washington mules were found in circulation

 

i have a strange habit of leaning into a cashier's register to look at the coins inside. Sometimes I find something interesting like one of the older Kennedy halves and other times I just get wierd glances from the cashiers

 

I think that you are well on your way in this hobby. Believe me, the weird looks only get worse when people hear you offering to buy these off the wall coins. Average people are shocked when someone wants to pay for a coin or note that they deem weird. Keep up the good work.

 

what is the absolute BEST kind of place to get rolls of coins and circulated coins other than a bank. I know that almost every single place around orlando is swarming with nice coins in circulation (found a 1909 cent in circulation but I lost it in the Plaza Hotel).

 

I personally send all of my staff to the grocery stores in the area. They are major roll buyers through the armored car services. Many new state quarter rolls can be bought at face there. Give that a try.
Monday and Friday mornings are best.

 

Thanks For The Advice!!

 

I am here to help in anyway that I can.

You are very welcome

 

lol...I know I had "the bug" when I spent 4 hours looking at every one of my aunt's coins. They went to pick up jars full of money for my cousin every 2 weeks and there would be hundreds of dollars in coins. It's amazing what you can find. I found about 15 wheaties, 2 B Anthony's, a kennedy, and 1 silver quarter. Not to mention about 40 1964 D nickels. I can't believe how many of those I see.

 

yeah, that's wierd, I see WAY too many of the 1964 nickels

 

you're right chevy. i have a million of those. it dosen't seem like they're worth much.

 

There were nearly 3 billion nickels dated 1964 minted. The mintage was spread out over a couple of years, due to the 1964 date freeze.
So far, I believe this is the highest mintage number of any nickel.
Right now, only uncirculated examples are commanding any kind of premium.